China bird flu death reported as 2014 toll rises

China bird flu death reported as 2014 toll rises
Beijing (AFP) Dec 29, 2014 - A man has died from the H7N9 bird flu strain in eastern China, state media reported Monday, at the end of a year in which cases of the virus have accelerated. The deceased man was one of two recent cases reported in the city of Yongkang in Zhejiang. They were the third and fourth in the province "since the start of winter", the China News Service reported. The death emerged as hospitals ... more

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